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Cornbread update: Pinworms continue Last time we went to the vet, Cornbread got an enema, and he flushed out feces with pinworms. Since then, he has not pooped on his own. I took him back to the vet yesterday. The vet tried giving enema - twice! - and neither time worked. All that came out was...

Hi GU users, I'm here to talk about my 1.5 year old Leopard Gecko, "Cornbread." I've had him for over a year, and this past week, an issue came up. Cornbread was only pooping urates for a week, and no feces. Eventually, he stopped pooping altogether. I took Cornbread to the vet. He was given...

Cornbread: Food impaction = Pinworms! Cornbread had a very stressful time at the vet this morning. He was given mineral water by enema, and they sprayed inside of him until a large stool came out. When they checked the stool, they found pinworms. I could see them too. :shock: (The blue patch...

Thanks to JessJohnson87 and Elizabeth Freer for the advice. Gabby: Healed and healthy Gabby went to the vet and got oil, as well as metacam for pain relief, and he passed all his sand. He's doing much better. Here is an x-ray of what he looked like. Cornbread: Food impaction :sad...

Updates: Blood in Gabby's stool... possible impaction? :cry: This post is for Gabby (15+ year old Mack snow, male) On the night of April 4th, I noticed a small red spot with Gabby's pee on his paper towel. I had a doctor look at him. He said Gabby seemed healthy in every way, and couldn't find...

Updates: Old leo, New home / Juvenile ate sand (impaction risk)? Gabby (15+ year old Mack Snow, male) As some of you know, I gave Gabby a new tank, and some new amenities. Check out the pictures below! He's been so happy with the new home, that he's taken a liking to not only his sand...

JessJohnson87, amsdadtodd, thanks for jumping in. Jess asked me to bake at 200 for 20 minutes, but that didn't work, because this morning I found a small brown and white insect crawling on the wood. The best thing I saw that fits the description is this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springtail...

Updates: Old Gecko, New Home, and a Miracle. Boy, a LOT has happened since I last posted! Here's the rundown... 1. Gabby got a new tank! 36x18x18. I spent two days cleaning and disinfecting everything, and finally put it together. Here are pictures, followed by a brief list of steps I took...

Hello G.U.sers. I posted this topic in a personal husbandry thread I've been keeping updated, but I fear the thread has gotten so large that other users may bypass it, so I'm posting here. Crickets, Dubia roaches, Hornworms...how do you balance them? I have never owned dubia roaches before...

Gecko Updates: Dubia roaches and Hornworms! Questions for owners who feed/breed roaches and hornworms! I bought some for the first time. I have read a few care sheets on the website about roaches, but there are some questions left unanswered. Questions about roaches: 1 - How often do egg...

Gecko Updates: Healthy geckos...Bored geckos? Hello G.U.sers! As you know from this now HUGE post, I've been slowly making better homes for my leo's - and becoming a better owner in the process. And it's all thanks to you! Here's the current situation on my two boys. Cornbread (10 month old...

Hello, all~ I have no idea if others do this or not, but my discovery excited me, so I thought I'd share. My leo's prefer to hunt their food. They like seeing it move. I find the regular circular dishes to be rather ineffective for crickets. Then I tried butter dishes. The length gives...

Gecko Updates: Exciting news! I have updates on substrate and feeding! Here are some pictures of the updates I made to Cornbread's home. Within seconds, Cornbread was licking at his sand. Oh no! :( I vacuumed the corners, and stuffed them with paper towels. I still need to make cutting...

I'm about to find out! I don't know how he's going to react to the sand on the edges. Maybe I should have laid it down a different way? One of the tiles overlaps the other because I told them it was 28" long, but it's 23". I will make sure to get it recut tomorrow.

UPDATE - 7.25.15 Cornbread is still compulsive/obsessive...and now it's worse. Tonight, Cornbread would not stop pawing at one corner of the tank. He didn't care about the paper towel, he was trying to paw through the glass. He kicks paper towel away, lays on the glass, and kicks/paws/scratches...

~GREAT UPDATE!~ For the past couple days, I've been monitoring Gabby's situation. To ensure cleanliness, I removed his reptile carpet to wash. When I did, I discovered these... At first, I thought these were a parasite. However, I also saw them under the wet paper towels in the cricket tank...

CONCERNED UPDATE: As many of you can see I've been posting for a long time on this thread regarding Gabby's health. I've tried changing substrates, I've tried new diets, I've tried a lot. After digging around, I can't believe nobody brought this up to me. Cryptosporidium. I read this article...

UPDATES - 4/21/15: To all of you followers (and those who are new)... Feeders: I decided not to use calci worms. After checking the pet store, they are just too darn small! I'm going to try medium size mealworms in a container for Gabby. He ate a few before...but that was ten years ago. Maybe...

THANKS Cymmie! :D Some very useful information here. You speak my language lol. The hornworms were just...too problematic. :/ I'm going to see if my boss (she raises chickens) will want them. Even the biggest ones (nearly as long as my hand!) would surely be enjoyed by adult chickens, right...

Hello Leo owners, As I update husbandry for my adult and baby leo's, I have had trouble finding a good moist hideout! I have only seen a couple variations posted, but I can't seem to find the right one for my adult (who lives in a 20 gallon tank). :/ Here are two examples of what I've seen so...